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Meaning of "zaffer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZAFFER

From Italian zaffera; perhaps related to Latin sapphīrussapphire.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ZAFFER

ˈzæfə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZAFFER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zaffer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZAFFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zaffre

Zaffre, a pre-scientific substance, is a deep blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore, and is made of either an impure form of cobalt oxide or impure cobalt arseniate. During the Victorian Era, zaffre was used to prepare smalt and stain glass blue. The first recorded use of zaffre as a color name in English was sometime in the 1550s.

Definition of zaffer in the English dictionary

The definition of zaffer in the dictionary is impure cobalt oxide, used to impart a blue colour to enamels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZAFFER

chaffer · flaffer · gaffer · jafa · Jaffa · Kaffir · Kafir · piaffer · sclaffer · Shaffer · Staffa · zaffre

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZAFFER

zacaton · Zachariah · Zacharias · Zachary · zack · Zacynthus · zaddick · zaddik · zaffre · zaftig · zag · Zagazig · Zaghlul · Zagreb · Zagreus · Zagros Mountains · Zahir-ud-din Muhammad · zaibatsu

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZAFFER

agree to differ · bluffer · Bonhoeffer · buffer · cash offer · chauffer · counteroffer · differ · huffer · job offer · offer · on offer · puffer · quaffer · sniffer · special offer · staffer · stocking stuffer · stuffer · suffer

Synonyms and antonyms of zaffer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zaffer» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ZAFFER

Find out the translation of zaffer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of zaffer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zaffer» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

zaffer
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

zaffer
570 millions of speakers
en

English

zaffer
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

zaffer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

zaffer
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

zaffer
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

zaffer
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

zaffer
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Zaffer
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Zaffer
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Zaffer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

呉須
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

zaffer
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Zaffer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

zaffer
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

zaffer
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

झॅफर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zaffer
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

zaffera
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zaffer
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

zaffer
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

zaffer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

zaffer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zaffer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zaffer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zaffer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zaffer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZAFFER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of zaffer
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zaffer

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZAFFER»

Discover the use of zaffer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zaffer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Magic Book
To the left was evil first knight Valcon who just defeated a knight in that moment then turned to attack Zaffer, Zen's second. Valcon went straight to Zaffer and struck Zaffer's shield hard with his sword. It was a powerful blow that dented Zaffer's ...
Leonardo Deangelo, 2012
2
The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1793, to ... ...
Shooting ahead, the Seahorse passed clear, the Badere-Zaffer's jib-boom and bowsprit carrying away the former's gaff-vangs and starboard mizen topgallant back-stays. At this moment the bowsprit and forecastle of the Badere-Zaffer were  ...
William James, Frederick Chamier, 1837
3
The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of ...
Shooting ahead, the Seahorse passed clear, the Badere-Zaffer's jib-boom and bowsprit carrying away the former's gaff-vangs and starboard mizen topgallant back-stays. At this moment the bowsprit and forecastle of the Badere-Zaffer were  ...
William I James, 1837
4
The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of ...
Shooting ahead, the Seahorse passed clear, the Badere-Zaffer's jib-boom and bowsprit carrying away the former's gaff-vangs and starboard mizen topgallant back-stays. At this moment the bowsprit and forecastle of the Badere-Zaffer were  ...
William James, Frederick Chamier, 1837
5
A Pound of Flesh
Zaffer. was excited, it was his first working day at The Chippy and was looking forward to earning real money; soon he would have the finances to indulge in the night life that he craved so much: David and Numaan, experienced indulgers ...
Stephen K., 2013
6
The Laboratory: Or, School of Arts. In which are ... ...
AKE litharge four pound, clear land two pound, zas, fer one pound 3 calcine and melt it together, Or, TAKE 12 pound of lead, one pound of tin, and on' pound of zaffer, five pound os sand, and three pound of salt, tartar and glass onepound; ...
Godfrey SMITH, 1770
7
THE NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN, FROM THE DECLARATION OF ...
SEAHORSE WITH BADERE-ZAFFER AND ALIS-FEZAN. Although, since the affair of the Dardanells, no actual hostilities had recommenced between the British and the Turks, a sort of compact had been entered into between the porte and the ...
WILLIAM JAMES, 1824
8
The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1793, to ... ...
Her crew, including some supernumeraries received from the galley, amounted to 543 men ; and, as a proof that she was well able to carry the armament established upon her, the Badere-Zaffer measured nearly 1300 tons. The Alis- Fezan ...
William James, 1826
9
History of Stones. With an English Version and ... Notes, ...
This Zaffer is prepared From' Cctoþalt, a' inetallic Mineral of Saxon), and other Places, in some degree resembling Antimony,- and affording, by the Asiistance of Fire, the Arsenics,_this Substance, and Smalt, with the Addition of a fix'd Alkali.
Theophrastus, 1746
10
A new and complete dictionary of arts and sciences: ...
Black is made of eight parts of red-lead, iron-filings three, copper-ashes three, and zafFer two measures. This when melted will make a brown-black, and if wanted blacker, add more zaffer to it. Blue is thus prepared: Take lead-ashes or ...
George Gregory, 1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZAFFER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zaffer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First Joint Egyptian And Royal Navy Exercise In 3 Years
Royal Navy warship HMS Bangor was alongside Egyptian Navy warship ENS Al Zaffer, in the first joint UK and Egyptian naval training in over three years. «Forces TV, Jul 15»
2
Zaffer visits Chenab Valley, condemns Rajouri incident
Srinagar: Senior leader of Hurriyat and chairman Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement is on visit to Chenab valley to strength the party base in the region. «Kashmir Watch, Jul 15»
3
Factory boss jailed over teen who died in horrific accident while on …
Zaffer Hussain, 59, and his son Akbar, 25, of Huntley Mount Engineering in Bury ... Zaffer was jailed for eight months and Akbar was handed a suspended ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Man jailed for arson and burglary in Halifax
Anjum Hamraz Zaffer for three and a half years for the offences, having been convicted at Bradford Crown Court. The prosecutor in the case was Camille ... «Halifax Evening Courier, Mar 15»
5
Khamenei's letter delivered at Mumbaikars' doorsteps
Since the imam arrived here six years ago we have embarked on several social welfare projects including refurbishing the local hospital," says Zaffer Mohamed ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
6
Blaze Pizza to open Evanston location Thursday
Adnaan Zaffer/Daily Senior Staffer. Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, 1737 Sherman Ave., will open Thursday. The quick-service pizza restaurant uses a build-your-own, ... «Daily Northwestern, Mar 15»
7
County leaders condemn violence against Muslims
... to examine how it contributes to the Islamophobic climate in this country that can instigate such senseless hate crimes,” said MCC Vice Chairman Zaffer Mirza. «Montgomery County Sentinel, Feb 15»
8
Coalition pushes MCPS to recognize Eid al-Adha
For Zaffer Mirza, vice chairman of the board of trustees at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Islam should get equal treatment to the other two ... «Montgomery County Sentinel, Oct 14»
9
Anne Arundel County Muslim Council and the Council of American …
Zaffer Mirza, trustee at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, reminded those in attendance that while people follow religion according to their own ... «CapitalGazette.com, Sep 14»
10
Sania Mirza is a pride of India: BJP
She said her grandfather, Mohammed Zaffer Mirza started his career as an engineer in Nizam's Railways in Hyderabad in 1948 and died in his ancestral home ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 14»
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